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Living in Seattle, one has the ability to go from the city to nature without traveling very far. Seattle’s adjacency to the mountains and the Sound provides for options of woods and beaches, wetlands, and forest without the need to get there by car. The Golden Gardens Loop takes me from the concrete path beside […]

I’ll be honest, I’m not much of an athlete. When it comes to that, I’ll leave it to my Flying Salmon cohort, Louise (you may have already read about her adventures running at Mount Si and Fort Steilacoom). However, when the sun comes out in Seattle, I do try to pull myself away from the […]

This time of year, Seattle awakens from its hibernation. The gauzy blanket of gray clouds starts to dissolve, exposing blue skies and sunshine. When that happens, spectacular things occur. Buds form on trees, bulbs break through the soil, and a formerly gray and green landscape becomes dotted with color. One of my favorite signs of […]

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Daytona Strong is a nationally-published freelance writer and former television journalist who will find any excuse to get out there and explore all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. From scouting out the best wines and breweries to discovering family-friendly outings for her own little nest, she loves traveling the world but always comes right back home to the Northwest. Daytona is also the voice behind Outside Oslo (outside-oslo.com), a Scandinavian food blog.